★★★★★
[Tori Pederson is a Staff Reviewer and the truest metalhead we got.]
- www.punknews.org
2012-12-25
★★★★★
Somewhere between I, Robot by the Alan Parsons Project and Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica, Seattle's Minus The Bear have established a kind of hybrid strain of progressive indie rock that fans of both SST and "YYZ" can agree upon. The band's fifth album Infinity Overhead and second for the Dangerbird label continues to find the group honing their characteristic flavor, tweaking it with different textures but never straying from the genesis of their distinct sound, no pun intended...
- www.glidemagazine.com
2012-10-15
★★★★★
Long gone are the days of Minus The Bear titling its songs, "Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked," and with those quirky titles went the band's signature brand of twinkling indie rock...
- www.prefixmag.com
2012-09-20
★★★★★
Release Date: August 28, 2012 Full disclosure: I was among the many Minus the Bear fanboys who felt let down by their 2010 album Omni, not because it really sucked, but because it simply felt like the sort of album lots of bands could have made. It would be hypocritical of me to accuse them of being content to underachieve, but doing so is made that much easier thanks to the band setting the bar so damn high for themselves...
- absolutepunk.net
2012-09-13
★★★★★
Minus the Bear have always been praised for their technical ability and intricate guitar work. It's still present on Infinity Overhead, but often drowned out by vocals that feel disinterested. At points, the overly sappy lyrics are sung with fervor and match the passion put into the music, but ultimately, the album doesn't feel cohesive. It is worth a listen or two for the lush, imaginative, layering of guitars, but don't go into it expecting to be satisfied.
- filtermagazine.com
2012-09-10
★★★★★
Goto commentsLeave a commentShare #InfinityOverhead Seattle indie rockers Minus The Bear released their fifth full-length Infinity Overhead, an album that showcases the band's talent after playing together for more than 10 years. Produced by former keyboardist Matt Bayles, Infinity Overhead doesn't hit you like hit-album Highly Refined Pirates hits you; instead listeners get a mixture of the upbeat material found on Pirates combined with a more mature sound...
- www.mxdwn.com
2012-09-04
★★★★★
The Sex Pistols only managed to stick around for one album. The Libertines, Notorious B.I.G. and Amy Winehouse all deprived us, only scraping in with two studio albums apiece. Joy of joys, the Spice Girls managed three (but, consolingly, so did Nirvana), whilst thankfully The Smiths left us with four LPs. The Clash lasted for five albums proper, as did the Velvet Underground and Pavement...
- drownedinsound.com
2012-09-04
★★★★★
This review originally ran in AP 290. For their fifth album, Minus The Bear offer an amalgamation of their entire back catalog with Infinity Overhead. The pop sensibilities of 2010's Omni play nice with the spaced-out prog-rock leads and pedal-board abuse of 2007's Planet Of Ice and 2005's Menos El Oso and the noodly, raw feelings from their 2002 debut, Highly Refined Pirates. Many longtime fans found Omni too "dancey" or too "poppy," and it seems as if the band understood...
- www.altpress.com
2012-08-30
★★★★★
Goto commentsLeave a commentShare My newfound pal Ed came to the show just because he liked Minus the Bear. He had no idea that this show was particularly special: This was Minus the Bear's 10 Year Anniversary Tour where they would play Highly Refined Pirates in its entirety. Both LA dates--one being on Halloween--were sold out shows...
- www.mxdwn.com
2011-12-01
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